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  2. Infant feeding - Wikipedia

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    For the first few months of their life, this protein must come from breast milk or infant formula; it cannot come from cow's milk. [19] One specific protein that breast milk has is lactoferrin, which is bacteriostatic, [10] meaning it prevents the growth of harmful bacteria. Without this protein, the baby cannot produce the immunity that its ...

  3. Breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    A baby being breastfed Video summary of article with script. Breastfeeding, also known as nursing, is the process where breast milk is fed to a child. [1] [2] Infants may suck the milk directly from the breast, or milk may be extracted with a pump and then fed to the infant.

  4. Colostrum - Wikipedia

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    Colostrum also has a mild laxative effect, encouraging the passing of a baby's first stool, which is called meconium. [9] This clears excess bilirubin, a waste-product of dead red blood cells which is produced in large quantities at birth due to blood volume reduction [citation needed] from the infant's body, and which is often responsible for ...

  5. When is a child too old to breastfeed? Experts weigh in

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    The mature breast milk is rich in fat and higher in calories to help babies grow." Wright says that as time goes on, the nutrients in breast milk continue to benefit a child, though the benefits ...

  6. Constipation in children - Wikipedia

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    Especially in infants, changes in formula or transitioning from breast milk to formula can cause constipation. 95% of cases of constipation in children are thought to be functional constipation (without a structural or biochemical cause). [2] Treatment of these functional causes can be focused on simply relieving the symptoms. [6]

  7. Necrotizing enterocolitis - Wikipedia

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    Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an intestinal disease that affects premature or very low birth weight infants. [4] [1] Symptoms may include poor feeding, bloating, decreased activity, blood in the stool, vomiting of bile, multi-organ failure, and potentially death.